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As the United States tries to persuade China to cut off cooperation with Iran, Tehran is deepening its ties with the BRICS countries, taking advantage of parallel diplomatic meetings.
US President Donald Trump is visiting China, where he is expected to press Beijing to curb diplomatic, economic and military cooperation with Tehran. At the same time, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in India to attend the BRICS summit.
"Two parallel mechanisms are in process," Abbas Aslani, senior research fellow at the Center for Strategic Middle East Studies, told Al Jazeera.
According to Aslan, Washington had hoped that a "victory in the war with Iran" would serve as leverage over China.
" Now it's the opposite. They are asking for help from China to put pressure on Iran ," he added, expressing serious doubts whether Beijing will agree to cooperate.
The analyst noted that American control over the Persian Gulf and Iranian energy facilities could be used in the long term as leverage against China, which undermines trust between the two great powers.
For Iran, recent meetings with China, Russia, India and other BRICS countries have particular economic significance. Tehran is seeking alternatives to mitigate international pressure, taking advantage of its land borders with 15 neighboring countries and cooperation with non-Western global powers.
"Iran is trying to use all possibilities to compensate for the current situation ," Aslani said.
The developments come at a time of high geopolitical tension, with Iran aiming to diversify its economic and strategic alliances within BRICS, while the US tries to maintain its leverage over China by using the Iranian issue.
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